System and method for playing a game based on a coin toss

Abstract

System and method for playing game based on coin toss, may utilize a system and method for graphically displaying coin toss using sensors to detect physical movement of coin or instrumented coin, communicate sensor-derived data to remote graphical display system, display virtual coin that represents movement and orientation of tossed coin. May utilize sensor, communication, display, game systems and optional message gateway. Sensor system and part of wireless communication system may be external or embedded in coin. Graphical coin movement and orientation may mimic the actual coin being tossed or may be represented as any avatar or other graphical object that represents the coin including celebrity pictures, videos, faces, logos or any other object that may represent a “head” or “tail”. May generate a random number that allows viewers to win a prize. Viewers may guess result of coin toss before toss and win prize if they guess the result correctly.

Description

[0001]This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 11 / 858,948, filed Sep. 21, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,532,111 , which takes benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 861,228 filed 27 Nov. 2006 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 898,373 filed 30 Jan. 2007 the specifications of which are both hereby incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of Invention[0003]Embodiments of the invention described herein pertain to electronic motion sensing, communication of sensor-derived data, three-dimensional graphic display and gaming. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, one or more embodiments of the invention enable a system and method for playing a game based on a coin toss that may utilize a system and method for graphically displaying a coin toss using sensors to detect the physical movement of a coin, e.g., an instrumented coin or coin observed by external sensors, communication of senso...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]One or more embodiments of the invention enable a system and method for playing a game based on a coin toss that may utilize a system and method for graphically displaying a coin toss using sensors to detect the physical movement of a coin, e.g., an instrumented coin or coin observed by external sensors, communication of sensor-derived data to a remote graphical display system, and display of a virtual coin or graphical coin that represents the movement and orientation of the instrumented coin. Embodiments of the invention provide the following advantages.

[0015]Allows for the coin toss to be replayed via the graphical display. This allows the audience to see the coin toss again in fast or slow motion.

[0016]Embodiments of the invention enable a system that eliminates controversy, errors and delays by providing fully open disclosure of the coin toss for immediate observation by the audience of the coin toss as it occurs.

Problems solved by technology

Thus during a suspenseful part of the pre-game activities, thousands of people viewing the game in the stadium and many thousands of people viewing on television (TV) cannot see the movement and orientation of the coin before, during, and after the toss.

In addition, there is no known system that allows viewers of the coin toss to play a game that allows the viewers to guess the result of the coin toss and win a prize based on the result of the toss.

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